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Postgraduate master's degrees in the United Kingdom can either be taught degrees involving lectures, examination and a short dissertation, or research degrees (normally MPhil, MLitt or MRes programmes). Taught master's programmes involve 1 or 2 years of full-time study.
Many of the colleges below are "listed bodies" that are authorised to offer courses leading to a degree from a UK university or other body with degree-awarding powers. [1] Others may offer non-degree higher education courses such as Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates .
To apply to university, students must submit a single application via UCAS's online Apply service. The application itself requires the student to register to the service, giving a "buzzword" if applying through a centre, fill in personal details, write a personal statement and choose up to five courses to apply to, in no order of preference.
The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (FHEQ) includes separate descriptors for higher education (HE) qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in Scotland for bachelor's degrees and below; for master's degrees and doctoral degrees the same descriptors apply across the UK. HE ...
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reports on the number of qualifications at various levels awarded. [1] Institutions that awarded no first-degree level qualifications and more than 50 postgraduate-level qualifications in 2021–22 are listed below.
King's College London, founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington, is one of the University of London's two founding colleges. Entrance to Imperial College London. Universities are those institutions which hold university status. Key (lower numbers are better): GUG: Guardian University Guide 2025 (published 2024) [5]
This is a list of university colleges in the UK.Institutions included on this list are university colleges that are recognised bodies with their own degree awarding powers; [1] it does not include institutions with "university college" in their title that are listed bodies as parts of a university (see colleges within universities in the United Kingdom), or other institutions with "university ...
A final public university college was set up in Keele in 1949; this was the first university college to receive full degree awarding powers as a college rather than on becoming a university (St David's College, Lampeter, held limited degree awarding power from the mid 19th century, but could only award BA and BD degrees).